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Transfer Center: Associate Degrees for Transfer

Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT)

An ADT is a guaranteed pathway for transfer into the California State University (CSU) system. After earning an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science Transfer degree students will be guaranteed admission to a CSU campus with junior standing. While admission to your campus of choice is not guaranteed, students will be given priority consideration for admission to their local CSU campus and to any CSU campus that offers a program that has been designated as “similar” by CSU.

FOR PRIORITY ADMISSIONS FOR FALL 2015 AT A CSU

Apply for admissions to a CSU by November 30, 2014 into an approved similar degree program as your ADT degree

Coursework must be completed by the End of Spring 2015

Petition to graduate for your ADT degree by Thursday, February 12, 2015 in the Admissions and Records Office

The unique aspects of the Associate Degree for Transfer are:

The student completes the ADT major requirements and completes either the CSU GE or IGETC for CSU to achieve the associate degree and receive transfer priority benefits.

The student DOES NOT need to complete any other “local” associate degree requirements. Or, said a different way, the student doesn’t follow the “regular” associate degree requirements.

Courses that are applied to the major may also be applied, if applicable, to the CSU GE requirements. “Double dipping” GE and major courses is encouraged.

A student must complete 60 transferable units. This includes the CSU GE or IGETC and the major requirements and any transferable electives needed to meet the 60 unit requirement.

When accepted into a similar major at a CSU (“similar” is defined by the CSU campus), the student need only complete an additional selected 60 units of coursework at the CSU to complete the bachelor’s degree! 60 + 60 = BA or BS degree!

An ADT works especially well for the following students who:

Want to earn an associate degree and prepare for transfer without extra coursework!

Are applying to a CSU with a “similar” major

Are applying to an impacted CSU campus or impacted major

Are applying to a non-local CSU

Are applying to a CSU which has no or limited articulation with our community college